But history has not only looked kindly upon the life and work of Jim Larkin — admiration for what he accomplished and stood for has grown year by year.

One of the most prominent effigies to Jim Larkin is a magnificent statue depicting him with upraised arms, exhorting the urban poor of Dublin to get off their knees, rise up and through off the yoke of the wealthy elite. The statue graces a prominent spot on Dublin’s O’Connell Street.

Several streets and roadways are also named for Jim Larkin. One is actually in England where Jim Larkin was born in Liverpool in 1875. Road L4 1YQ is known as Jim Larkin Way. It runs through Kirkwood, a district of Liverpool.

Larkin has been memorialized in numerous songs. One of the most well known is a number by the New York Irish rock band Black 47 who wrote “The Day Jim Larkin Was Set Free.” The Irish Dubliners, a folk group, scored a hit with “The Ballad of Jim Larkin.” And famed Irish folk singer Paddy Reilly is known for his song, “Jim Larkin,”